The Myths collection by Canongate Books

In a few words

Bold retellings of legendary tales, by the world’s greatest contemporary writers.

A Short History Of Myth

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The Penelopiad

The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ

Lion’s Honey

Girl Meets Boy

A Short History Of Myth

Weight

The Penelopiad

The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ

Lion’s Honey

Girl Meets Boy

A Short History Of Myth

Weight

The Penelopiad

The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ

Lion’s Honey

Girl Meets Boy

Our key picks

A Short History Of Myth

Karen Armstrong

A Short History Of Myth

Karen Armstrong

A ‘visionary . . . crisp and lucid exploration of myth-making’ (DAVID MITCHELL) from the bestselling author of A History of God

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Jeanette Winterson

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Jeanette Winterson

A strikingly original and profound slice of mythology from the award-winning author of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

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The Penelopiad

Margaret Atwood

The Penelopiad

Margaret Atwood

Celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Margaret Atwood’s iconic tale with this stunning hardback special edition that includes a new foreword by the author and an afterword by Philip Pullman – a volume to be gifted and coveted

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